Bottle-stopper.



No. 709,413. 'Pate'nted sept. 16, I902.

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BOTTLE STOPPER.

(Application filed Apr. 21, 1W2.) (No Model.)

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. cation and claims, and illustrated in the an- UNITED STATES ATENT iFFICE.

CHRISTIAN WILLIAM MEINEOKE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TOMEINEGKE AND COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,418, datedSeptember 16, 1902.

Application filed April 21, 1902- Srial No. 104,037. (No model.)

To all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN WILLIAM MEINECKE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding at Jersey City, in the county of Hod son and State of NewJersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stopother receptaclein a simple and presentable manner, as set forth in the followingspecifinexed drawings, in Which-- Figure 1 shows a bottle-stopperembodying this invention applied to a hot-.water bag or' receptacle.Fig. 2 shows a chain-fastening ring before the same is applied or bentto its final position. Fig. 3 shows a modification. Fig. 4. showsanother modification, the stop per being of the kind more generallyapplied to ice-bags, so called.

In the drawings is shown a bottle or bag a,

having a bushing or collar b,suitably cementbag or concealed from view,so as not to cause any unsightliness. A presentable appearance is thusmaintained. This attachingchain is shown connected to the bottom of thestopper and to the interior of the vessel. The method of attaching thechain can be any suitable kind. At one end the chain can be connected tothe stopper at the under projection or button-like stud used for boldinga washer to the stopper, said stud having a swivel connection orsuitable perforation or venting the chain from tangling.

eye for the entrance or securing of a linker chain end, as seen at c,Fig. l, or c, Fig. 3.

in Fig. 3, or an eye or loop wire may connect the chain to the stopper,as seen at e, Fig.

The other end of the chain can be connected to the interior of thebottle or vessel in suitable manner. can be clasped or secured about thecollar and the chain connected to such wire or to an eye or dependingportion f, projecting into the interior of the bag from between the neckand collar. The chain could also be secured to a side or edge portion ofthe bushing or collar, Fig. 4:.

When the stopper is in place, the chain is concealed in the bag. Whenthe stopper is An attaching ring or wire f Withdrawn, one end of thechain remains secured in the bag.

The chain being out of the Way and out of sight when the stopper isclosed, neatness of appearance and easy handling are attained,

der side, a swivel connection on said projection, and a securing-chainfor the stopper connected at one end to the swivel connection and at itsother end secured to the interior of the bottle.

3. A bottle or vessel having a threaded bushing secured in the neckthereof, a threaded stopper adapted to engage the bushing and providedon its lower face with a button-like projection, a swivel connection onsaid projection, a securing-chain for the stopper connected at one endwith said swivel connection, and means connected to the bushing andattached to the other end of said chain for securing the chain withinthe interior of the bottle or vessel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHRISTIAN WILLIAM MEINECKE.

WVitnesses:

DANIEL HOGAN, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

